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13 But you have planted evil.
    So you have harvested trouble.
You have trusted in your own power
    and your many soldiers.
    Now you must live with the result of your lies.
14 So your armies will hear the noise of battle.
    And all your strong, walled cities will be destroyed.
It will be like the time King Shalman
    destroyed Beth Arbel in battle.
    Mothers and children were crushed to the ground together.
15 The same will happen to you, people of Bethel,
    because you did so much evil.
When that time comes,
    the king of Israel will die.

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13 But you have planted wickedness,
    you have reaped evil,(A)
    you have eaten the fruit of deception.(B)
Because you have depended on your own strength
    and on your many warriors,(C)
14 the roar of battle will rise against your people,
    so that all your fortresses will be devastated(D)
as Shalman(E) devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle,
    when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children.(F)
15 So will it happen to you, Bethel,
    because your wickedness is great.
When that day dawns,
    the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.(G)

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